How scarce is the Dholka HG 2 mark on this cover?

The census grades Dholka HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.

When was COV-405 posted?

COV-405 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Dholka HG 2 (1853).

COV-405

1853 Dholka Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1853, Dholka HG 2 handstruck folded letter (COV-405) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Dholka HG 2, back (COV-405) — back

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Date

1853

Description

India, Dholka, 1853, "DHOLKA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with trace of bleaching on back of 1853 applied on arrival, cover originating in Dhurrungaum with "DHURRUNGAUM/Bearing" framed handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "19 2 53" date and "4 As" rate added, originally sent to Bombay then forwarded to Dholka, Bombay Bearing (Feb. 20) backstamp, Very Fine and scarce combination of postal markings

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10066, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

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Other recorded marks at Dholka

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Dholka is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

Dholka HG 1handstampRed1852

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About this Dholka pre stamp cover

COV-405 is a Dholka pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Dholka HG 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Dholka postal history, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10066.

2 images of COV-405 are recorded (front, back); the Dholka HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1853.

Questions about COV-405

What is COV-405?: COV-405 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Dholka, Bombay Presidency of 1853, bearing the Dholka HG 2 handstamp in red. India, Dholka, 1853, "DHOLKA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike with trace of bleaching on back of 1853 applied on arrival, cover originating in Dhurrungaum with "DHURRUNGAUM/Bearing" framed handstamp (Giles 1) with manuscript "19 2 53" date and "4 As" rate added, originally sent to Bombay then forwarded to Dholka, Bombay Bearing (Feb. 20) backstamp, Very Fine and scarce combination of postal markings
How scarce is the Dholka HG 2 mark on this cover?: The census grades Dholka HG 2 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853.
What is the provenance of COV-405?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10066.
When was COV-405 posted?: COV-405 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Dholka HG 2 (1853).

About this record

This 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dholka HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10066.